Daily Inspiration with Dick Cheney
He’ll probably never be punished, but at least he’ll have to live with himself.
Humour
Ripped from today’s headlines.
How Stress Ruins Your Self-Control
Problem You have some pretty admirable long-term goals, but pesky short-term gain keeps getting in the way. Reality You’re more likely to choose short-term gain over long-term goals thanks to stress, according to a study published in Neuron. Method Researchers recruited fifty-one participants who said they were trying to maintain … Read More
Megyn Kelly vs. Donald Trump
Congratulations, Trump: you’ve managed to make a bunch of liberals care about a Fox News host. Or whatever she does.
The Scientific Reason for Your RPG Obsession
Problem You spend a disproportionate amount of your downtime completing quests on WOW, tending to your vault in Fallout Shelter, and capturing tiles in Windward. Reality If you’re driven to create order out of chaos, are “attracted to clear, well-defined goals, and motivated to attain them”, it may suggest that … Read More
The Deadbeat Dad Myth
Problem A bunch of low-income dads don’t pay their monthly child support, and that makes them losers. Reality Actually, they may be paying more than their support in the form of in-kind goods for their kids, according to a study in the Journal of Marriage and Family. Method Researchers looked … Read More
